What Is the Story Arts Challenge?
We are thrilled to share an exciting new storytelling curriculum and live virtual event for you and your students.
This learning experience includes a student-facing video series featuring Christy Todd, Community for Creativity Program Facilitator for Fayette County Public Schools. The curriculum is designed for students in grades one through graduate school. It will be a powerful way to bring industry professionals and world-class storytelling standards into your classroom.
This incredible five-part curriculum is available to you at no cost.
More About the Curriculum
This learning experience will be useful for teachers who are teaching any of the following:
- Key Ideas & Details
- Craft & Structure
- Text Types & Purposes
- Production & Distribution of Writing
- Integration and Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas
The curriculum includes flexible modules that take anywhere from 3 hours to use in your classroom.
Curriculum
Standards Addressed
Download Guide for Relevant Standards
Introduction
Course Overview
About Your Instructor
Lessons
Lesson 1 - Finding Your Story
Lesson 2 - The Hook
Lesson 3 - Record Your Hook
Lesson 4 - Crafting the Story
Lesson 5 - Podcast Release
Extensions
Extension 1 - Podcast Art
Lesson 2 - Commercial Work
Lesson 3 - Audio Storytelling
About Your Instructor
Christy Todd is passionate about building opportunities for all kids to create; so much so that she founded the Fayette County Public Schools Community for Creativity initiative. She currently coordinates the program at Rising Starr Middle School (Fayetteville, GA), where she works with creative industry partners to support student creation of songs, podcasts, videos, games, audio books and more, which are then released through the school’s entertainment label, Hall Pass Entertainment. Over the years, she has taught a variety of classes ranging from chorus, music technology, drama, and music theory. Christy earned many honors and awards for her work in music education, and was most recently named the 2022 Teacher of the Year for Fayette County Schools.
